NESCAC

[Earl2]

Was debating whether to jump in this morning.  Took in the Tufts Conn game yesterday - frustrating affair.  Camels outshot the Jumbos 25-4 after going down a goal (more on that in a bit) about 4 minutes into the game.  I am not sure I have ever seen a Jumbos team sit back like that and present so little offensive threat.  Protecting a lead for 85 minutes is a tough task for any team.

A note regarding the officiating over the last few weeks - and I will admit this is from a biased perspective.  This is the second time in a few weeks (Bowdoin one week ago and then yesterday) where the Camels have had a late goal ruled out for a foul in the box.  After re-watching both the day after, both calls were give-able, but awfully soft.  Yesterday's was off a corner with 6 min to go in the second overtime on a foul committed on the keeper.  I get that these are tough, judgment calls, but could we at least find some consistency with them?  After watching NESCAC soccer for over a decade now and witnessing the evolution toward more direct soccer with tons of set pieces, Camel keepers have been roughed up regularly over the years without much protection from the officials.  The goal ruled out yesterday happens almost every game - three players going for the ball and a rebound going into the net.

Ok, rant over.  Just hoping for a tad more consistency.  Oh, the the Tufts goal occurred off a set piece, right after the official declined to protect a Conn centerback as he was undercut on a long clearance ball header.  Watch the film and see for yourself.

In the end, lots of story lines for this weekend coming up and TONS of questions/possibilities for the NCAA site deliberations for the following weekend.

Absolutely true MunnyTim. Incredibly soft call on the corner for what usually goes down in the NESCAC. In addition to Tufts and Bowdoin, Conn had a goal disallowed after the fact versus Bates. That is three potential game winners disallowed for the camels. I'm sure the humps will be fueled and ready for the NCAAs.

I watched the Tufts vs. Conn college game as well. #7 Perugini's quality is amongst the best in the NESCAC.

[Sandon Mibut]

No, they don't reset, but cutoff goes  up to 8.

I believe the cutoff already went up to 8 for NESCAC and any other teams that are already involved in conference tournaments. See bolded items below-

CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARD)
• Regular season accumulated cautions (Rule 12.5): 
o 5 cautions in one season = suspension from the next regularly scheduled game.
o 3 additional cautions in one season (8 total) = suspension from the next regularly scheduled game.
o Each 2 additional cautions (10 total, 12 total, etc.) = suspension from the next regularly scheduled game.
o Suspensions carry over to postseason (conference tournament/NCAA tournament) and/or the next season if the team doesn't participate in postseason.

• Postseason accumulated cautions (Rule 12.6):
o Regular season caution accumulation carries into postseason (conference tournament/NCAA tournament).
o 8 cautions = suspension from the next regularly scheduled game. (NOTE: If a player enters postseason with 4 or fewer cautions, they are not required to serve a suspension until they reach their 8th caution). 
o Each 2 additional cautions (10 total, 12 total, etc.) = suspension from the next regularly scheduled game.
o Suspensions carry over to the next season.

[stlawus]

No, they don't reset, but cutoff goes  up to 8.

I believe the cutoff already went up to 8 for NESCAC and any other teams that are already involved in conference tournaments. See bolded items below-

CAUTIONS (YELLOW CARD)
• Regular season accumulated cautions (Rule 12.5): 
o 5 cautions in one season = suspension from the next regularly scheduled game.
o 3 additional cautions in one season (8 total) = suspension from the next regularly scheduled game.
o Each 2 additional cautions (10 total, 12 total, etc.) = suspension from the next regularly scheduled game.
o Suspensions carry over to postseason (conference tournament/NCAA tournament) and/or the next season if the team doesn't participate in postseason.

• Postseason accumulated cautions (Rule 12.6):
o Regular season caution accumulation carries into postseason (conference tournament/NCAA tournament).
o 8 cautions = suspension from the next regularly scheduled game. (NOTE: If a player enters postseason with 4 or fewer cautions, they are not required to serve a suspension until they reach their 8th caution). 
o Each 2 additional cautions (10 total, 12 total, etc.) = suspension from the next regularly scheduled game.
o Suspensions carry over to the next season.

Yea it used to be that conference tournaments counted as regular season, but the 2025 and 2026 rules referenced here make a clear delineation between regular season and conference tournament/ncaa tournament which appears to have been a change.